Another check you can do it to take a similar key to what is actually used for that particular lock and see it will open. Really old locks will open in this way. Another thing to check is how secure the actual locking mechanism is on the outer door frame. If this could potentially be ripped off with a little force. Then the lock as a good as dead. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book. If you were lucky enough to go on holidays as a child you might even remember your parents doing this every time you went on holidays.
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